Kang Zhen stared at Zuo Feng unwaveringly. Before he answered Zuo Feng's question, he already knew what the problem with the casting pill was.
As the first heir to a family of alchemists, he is certainly very aware of the tricks of high-level alchemists. Every family of alchemists and even the royal pharmacists of the Xuanwu Empire will use this method to earn certain additional benefits for themselves. And these
The higher-ups of the empire were not unaware of the matter, but as long as they didn't go too far, they usually just turned a blind eye and refused to care about it.
Kang Zhen was also aware of the private activities of some elders in the family, but he did not expect that the third elder would actually play such a trick on him, making it clear that he was not taken seriously. Although Kang Zhen knew that the third elder had always opposed the establishment of the family
He is the heir, but according to the ancestral precepts of the Kang family, as long as he does not make too many mistakes, he has no right to abolish himself and establish someone else.
"This Kang Laosan actually treats me like a monkey. He even dares to take my pills. I will definitely not let you go."
Kang Zhen said angrily and couldn't help clenching his fists. Zuo Feng, however, looked very calm at this moment. He looked at Kang Zhen and said with a smile: "Uncle Kang, do you think the third elder Kang Xiaoshan knows, can you guess it?"
What's his trick?"
Zuo Feng suddenly asked this question. Kang Zhen was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zuo Feng meaningfully, and then started to think with a frown on his face.
Just at this moment, there was a slight knock on the door, and Kang Zhen said in a cold voice with some displeasure: "Who is it?"
The people outside were obviously stunned for a moment, as they seemed not to have expected Kang Zhen to be in such a bad mood. But the people outside quickly replied: "Young Master, I am wearing no makeup, and the meals for you and Mr. Shen have been prepared.
"
Kang Zhen smiled awkwardly at Zuo Feng, and then ordered them to bring the food in in a gentle tone. Zuo Feng knew that Kang Zhen was really angry at the three elders. Kang Zhen should have heard at least two of the three footsteps outside.
Personally speaking, Su Yan's footsteps were certainly not included in this list, but Kang Zhen didn't notice the person outside the door at all.
Suyan walked into the room first with the food, and there were two young women behind her. They also held food trays in their hands. Kang Zhen was in a very bad mood and ignored the three people who came in. Instead, he concentrated on thinking about what he had just said.
What Zuo Feng said.
Kang Zhen's room is much larger than Zuo Feng's room. There is a round table more than half a foot wide in the middle of the room. This table can accommodate seven or eight people sitting around it without being too crowded. At this time, eight side dishes are placed on the table.
Not even half of the round table was used, and Kang Zhen didn't care about it at all. He waved Suyan and the others away and told them not to disturb him again.
The other two women were servants, so they didn't dare to hesitate at Kang Zhen's orders. But Su Yan was different. Her beautiful eyes glanced between Kang Zhen and Zuo Feng for a long time, until Kang Zhen rolled his eyes at her.
, then he stuck out his tongue playfully and turned around to leave.
Kang Zhen didn't care about this at all. After Su Yan closed the door, he slowly said: "The question you just asked seems simple, but I understand what you want to ask. I handed over the casting pills at the beginning.
The three choices I told you when I gave them to you were that the best option was too slow and the worst option was too hasty. Under normal circumstances, I am afraid that anyone would choose the second suggestion."
Zuo Feng knew that Kang Zhen had understood his question, so he smiled and waited for Kang Zhen to continue. Conversation between smart people is so comfortable. You can ask some complicated questions simply, and the other party can also understand you.
What is the point I want to ask? Some of the details are insignificant, and the two of them will pass them by without even mentioning them half a word.
For example, Zuo Feng did not ask the third elder why he mixed three pills into one, but directly asked Kang Zhen if he could guess the third elder's trick. This also shows that Zuo Feng had also seen through the third elder's trick, and Kang Zhen was more
There is no need to explain this further, just think about it at a deeper level.
Kang Zhen paused for a moment before continuing: "The next step is too hasty and carries great risks, so almost no one would choose it. The best option is too slow, and when he returns to the family, I'm afraid it will still be handed over to him."
Come and preside over the handling of this pill, and then we won’t let him pretend to be a ghost.”
Zuo Feng nodded lightly. Logically speaking, neither he nor Kang Zhen could refine the body casting pill independently, so in the end the family would probably let the third elder continue to handle the matter. The one who would suffer at that time would still be
Zuo Feng, after all, the prescriptions and medicinal materials are all produced by Zuo Feng.
Kang Zhen slammed the table, and the food in front of him almost jumped up, and then he said bitterly: "Under normal circumstances, no one is willing to wait for too long, it is better to let him try to see if he can wait on the ship during this time.
The pills break apart.
Then with Kang Laosan's "remitting efforts", the body-casting pills finally succeeded in separating them, but only one could be saved. In fact, he was able to secretly take two pills and throw them to me.
A broken body casting pill, I am very grateful to him without knowing it, this old guy is really good at calculating. I guess he has all the tricks, and he never thought that I could guess this."
Zuo Feng nodded slightly, still looking at Kang Zhen with a faint smile on his face. Kang Zhen found that Zuo Feng's expression did not change at all. After being stunned for a moment, he said in surprise: "Brother Zuo, could it be that my previous
You have already thought of those guesses!"
Zuo Feng didn't need to hide his clumsiness when facing Kang Zhen, because there would be many areas for the two of them to cooperate in the future, and there would be many opportunities for discussion together. Zuo Feng couldn't always hold back a few points.
With a calm smile, Zuo Feng said: "When I took the body casting pills, I knew they were three complete pills. Naturally, I guessed that someone had tampered with the pills. Since it wasn't Uncle Kang.
You, then the most questionable person is left.
Of course, this is just my guess, but when you told me that the second time you returned was because you saw Kang Qi sneaking into the third elder's room, I became more sure of my previous guess. This Kang Qi Chu
During the bone refining stage, although the effect of taking the body casting pills was very small, it would still bring him some benefits, so this also proved that the third elder did this deliberately in order to deprive him of some of the body casting pills.
And when Uncle Kang returned to my room for the second time, he suddenly said that there was a way to help preserve half of the potency of the pills when I failed to refine them. I guess this is also a method that the third elder discovered that things had changed and taught you a temporary method.
.
So I completely agree with your analysis. Although I don’t understand it as clearly as you, Uncle Kang, I at least understand the general outline of the matter."
Kang Zhen snorted angrily, and then said: "Since these third elders don't take Kang Zhen seriously, why should I be polite to him? I will not give up on this matter. I must
Let him give me an explanation."
Zuo Feng stared at Kang Zhen for a while, and then suddenly said: "Uncle Kang, you are going to Luan City to trade this time. Why are these three elders in charge of the reception in Guanmen Town? Aren't you already safe when you arrive in Guanmen Town?
?”
Kang Zhen looked at Zuo Feng in astonishment. He seemed to have never really known the young man in front of him until today. A few seemingly casual questions were like thunder in the dark night, able to instantly pierce the dark night.
It allows people to see many things that were not discovered before.
His mouth opened wide in shock. After a long while, Kang Zhen closed his mouth slightly, hesitated and said: "You are saying that the three elders knew about the ambush organized by the three major gangs around Luancheng before, but deliberately pretended not to know, thinking
Do you want us to die here?"
Seeing Kang Zhen's expression, Zuo Feng knew that the other party had believed his guess at least 50%, but for a person like Kang Zhen, who has been trained to be the heir of the family since he was a child, he always puts the family first in everything.
, so I can’t believe Zuo Feng’s speculation that the three elders have a connection with the forces in the Chaos Land.
Although Zuo Feng didn't say anything, he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. This Kang Zhen can be regarded as an outstanding person in all aspects among the people he has met, but when it comes to dealing with family issues, he
He still has some of the shortcomings of children from aristocratic families, so maybe he has clearly seen the facts, but still refuses to believe it.
After sorting out his thoughts, Zuo Feng said slowly: "If you want to prove whether the third elder knew anything about it, it's actually very simple. The Kang family decided at the beginning whether you would go to Luan City to participate in the auction together. Later, due to some unexpected circumstances
, the third elder stayed in Guanmen Town or other places due to delays."
These words obviously spoke to Kang Zhen's heart again. Zuo Feng could clearly see the sweat seeping out of Kang Zhen's temples, so he calmly continued: "It seems that the third elder did have an excuse not to go to Luancheng with you, and then agreed
Okay, let’s meet up at Guanmen Town, right?”
Kang Zhen shook his head dejectedly. Just when Zuo Feng was a little surprised, he slowly said: "It's not that he stayed in Guanmen Town for an excuse, but that he had a big quarrel with me on the road, and then took people with him
We disembarked from the Xinjun Pier in front and took the people straight to Luan City to attend the auction. However, I didn’t expect that after leaving the chaotic place, I saw the third elder waiting there in advance in Guanmen Town, saying he was there to meet us.
.”
Zuo Feng was a little confused at first, but after listening to Kang Zhen's story, he smiled coldly and said: "This is obvious. Since he left after quarreling with you, why did he appear in Guanmen Town again?
.Have your Kang family ever experienced such a bad situation at auctions before? If not, why do you need him to take care of it?
These are enough to prove that the third elder has known about the catastrophe in the Land of Chaos in advance. If you still don’t believe it, let me ask you whether the forces in the Land of Chaos recently asked your Kang family to refine some medicine, and whether the third elder
One of those people who refine medicine."
Zuo Feng's words hit Kang Zhen's heart like a barrage of bullets. The more Kang Zhen listened, the paler his face became. When Zuo Feng finished speaking, he also froze there. After a while, he seemed to be unable to support his body.
He leaned against the back of the chair and said in a hoarse voice: "More than one of the people responsible for refining the medicine, he led the people to preside over the refining of the batch of medicine in the Puppet Spirit Sect."